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desmond on sax and the legendary dave brubeck on pianoforte. he founded the band the dave bre 1960's. it spoke to the heart of the popular culture. densely quarter derangements, experimental and privatization, and truckee meters -- a tricky meters were his trademarks. >> are their roles for improvisation? >> you bet your life there are. and the rules for jazz would just scare you to death. they are so strict who is fearful. just break one of the roles and you will never end up in a jam session with the same guys again, believe me. >> he actively fought racism at home and abroad. "time" put him on their cover in 1954. he was sent abroad on goodwill missions during the cold war. his music touched millions. >> my first jazz concert in honolulu, hawaii in 1971, and it was a dave brubeck concert. [applause] and i have been a jazz fan ever since. >> dave brubeck was raised on a ranch. his mother was a teacher. the radio was banned. if you want to listen to music, she said, make your own. he did it as a composer, a bandleader, and a truly great pianis
desmond on sax and the legendary dave brubeck on pianoforte. he founded the band the dave bre 1960's. it spoke to the heart of the popular culture. densely quarter derangements, experimental and privatization, and truckee meters -- a tricky meters were his trademarks. >> are their roles for improvisation? >> you bet your life there are. and the rules for jazz would just scare you to death. they are so strict who is fearful. just break one of the roles and you will never end up in a...
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. >>> jazz pioneer and bay area native dave brubeck has died a day shy of his 92nd birthday. brubeck's groundbreaking signature sound first took off during his days at mills college in oakland. cbs 5 reporter mike sugerman has a look back on his life and legacy. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: if dave brubeck was the high priest of west coast jazz and he surely was, this was his temple. a blackhawk nightclub corner of turk and ellis in the tenderloin. today the tender loin is -- the tenderloin. back in the day when dave brubeck held court, this place swung. >> the blackhawk was -- was in reality a dive. >> reporter: toby gleason remembers going to the blackhawk when he was 6 or 7 with his dad ralph and grew up hanging around with dave and other local jazz legends. >> it was dark. it was dingy and smoky. but it was a vibrant scene. >> reporter: a typical jazz club of the day, but dave brubeck was far from typical. for one thing, he was white and a fierce anti-segregationist. wouldn't play clubs where blacks weren't allowed. for another, he was classically trained went to graduate s
. >>> jazz pioneer and bay area native dave brubeck has died a day shy of his 92nd birthday. brubeck's groundbreaking signature sound first took off during his days at mills college in oakland. cbs 5 reporter mike sugerman has a look back on his life and legacy. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: if dave brubeck was the high priest of west coast jazz and he surely was, this was his temple. a blackhawk nightclub corner of turk and ellis in the tenderloin. today the tender loin is -- the...
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. >> reporter: dave brubeck's music was a defining sound in clubs in the '50s and '60s. a "time" magazine story in 1954 described him as a wigging cat with a far out wail. >> are thereny rules? >> you bet there are and the rules of jazz would scare you to death. >> reporter: the son of a california cattle rancher and classical trained pianist, brubeck had a natural ear for melodies. he told walter cronkite -- >> it's like a baseball player or any athlete. he's only good when he instinctively does the right thing. >> the dave brubeck quartet signature tune "take 5" appeared on their landmark album "time out." released in 1959 it was the first jazz album to sell a million copies. the opening cut "blue rondo a la turk ts" was taken from the street in kabul. throughout his career, brubeck was an ambassador for music. in 1988 he play at the reagan i. throughout his career, brubeck was an ambassador for music. in 1988 he play at the reagan /gorbachev summit in moscow. >> all these people that almost hated each other was swinging. >> in 1994 clinton awarded him the national med
. >> reporter: dave brubeck's music was a defining sound in clubs in the '50s and '60s. a "time" magazine story in 1954 described him as a wigging cat with a far out wail. >> are thereny rules? >> you bet there are and the rules of jazz would scare you to death. >> reporter: the son of a california cattle rancher and classical trained pianist, brubeck had a natural ear for melodies. he told walter cronkite -- >> it's like a baseball player or any athlete....
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you go back a long way with dave brubeck. tell us about when you first heard his music in the early 50s. what stood out? >> dave opened in my club, storyville, 1952 i think was the year. nobody knew him. we opened, had about 20 or 30 people in the club. by the end of the week, it was full because it communicated-- people went out of the club and told everybody this fantastic music was happening. he went from right on there, the next 60 years, never lost his popularity. he was one of the most important figures of all the great figures in jazz in the 50s and latter half of the 20th century. listening to take 5 was like solving a puzzle or untying a knot because people were hearing this melody in 5-4, and they didn't know what they were hearing. once they solved it, they never forgoot got it and it became a hit for the next 50 years. >> brown: how big a moment was that, especially with take 5. it was a national phenomenon on the pop charts, well beyond just the jazz audience. >> nobody had ever heard 5-4 in a popular sense. ever
you go back a long way with dave brubeck. tell us about when you first heard his music in the early 50s. what stood out? >> dave opened in my club, storyville, 1952 i think was the year. nobody knew him. we opened, had about 20 or 30 people in the club. by the end of the week, it was full because it communicated-- people went out of the club and told everybody this fantastic music was happening. he went from right on there, the next 60 years, never lost his popularity. he was one of the...
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dave brubeck, american master, was one day short of his 92nd birthday. >>> and jack brooks has died, had was a student of texas, an enemy of richard nixon, attacked government waste all his life. he was pro labor, pro guns and pro district funds. he was in the vehicle when president kennedy was killed in dallas, he was among the giants in congress, over 42 combative years in the house of representatives. jack brooks was eighty-nine years old. >>> an australian radio's prank phone call sure got the attention around london this morning in london and >>> and a prank phone call gets the attention in london and around the world this morning. two morning radio hosts had the bright idea to call the hospital treating the pregnant duchess. they asked to speak to her, and unlikely as it may seem they got through to her nurse. and you're about to hear, the call sounded like a bad monty python sketch, with them doing an act of queen elizabeth. >> good morning. how may i help you? >> hello, i'm just after my granddaughter, kate, i want to see how her little stomach is going. >> she has had an une
dave brubeck, american master, was one day short of his 92nd birthday. >>> and jack brooks has died, had was a student of texas, an enemy of richard nixon, attacked government waste all his life. he was pro labor, pro guns and pro district funds. he was in the vehicle when president kennedy was killed in dallas, he was among the giants in congress, over 42 combative years in the house of representatives. jack brooks was eighty-nine years old. >>> an australian radio's prank...
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music pioneer dave brubeck passed away yesterday. he revolutionized jazz to put it simply. he was best known for the song "take five" which was the biggest selling jazz single of all time. dave brubeck, 91, would have turned 92, in fact, today. >>> and pot is now legal in washington state, but there are a lot of questions -- what are you doing? about when it is okay to smoke it. you can have it. but you can't smoke it in public. however, police say arresting people for doing so is low on their priority list. while it is okay to smoke, you can't buy it legally right now. i am thoroughly confused. so that could put the police in the tricky position of letting buyers go. but arresting the dealer. things won't become clear until next december when the state starts regulating pot. >> we'll then be able to give clear direction to law enforcement if it is not licensed by the state of washington it is fair game. >> okay. so other quirky questions about the new law. you must be 21 to use it. you can't grow it. and even though it is legal, your company can still fire you for testing
music pioneer dave brubeck passed away yesterday. he revolutionized jazz to put it simply. he was best known for the song "take five" which was the biggest selling jazz single of all time. dave brubeck, 91, would have turned 92, in fact, today. >>> and pot is now legal in washington state, but there are a lot of questions -- what are you doing? about when it is okay to smoke it. you can have it. but you can't smoke it in public. however, police say arresting people for doing...
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jazz pianist dave brubeck has died at the age of 91. >>> cbs president les moonves weighed in on the angus t. jones filth comments. he said, compared to charlie sheen, this is a piece of cake. >> i'm sure. >> moonves added, by the way, jones is still collecting that $300,000 a week paycheck. >> for now. >> that's true. >>> jimmy fallon and mariah carey decided to get everyone in the christmas spirit. ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪ >> did you see the little piano. >> there was a lot of stuff going on in there. >> yeah, all kids instruments. and it ended up sounding really good if you listen to the entire thing. maybe it was just mariah carey's voice. it's incredibly insane. >> do you think she carried it? >> she definitely carried it. this comes to us from wbbh nbc 2 in nearby cape coral a former firefighter's holiday wish came true. 88-year-old tom egan loved being a new york city firefighter. the 20-year vet relived a lot of those memories when a local fire crew agreed to take him for a ride in their truck. dementia has given tom some rough days since retiring. his son beli
jazz pianist dave brubeck has died at the age of 91. >>> cbs president les moonves weighed in on the angus t. jones filth comments. he said, compared to charlie sheen, this is a piece of cake. >> i'm sure. >> moonves added, by the way, jones is still collecting that $300,000 a week paycheck. >> for now. >> that's true. >>> jimmy fallon and mariah carey decided to get everyone in the christmas spirit. ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪ >> did...
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i love dave brubeck. >> bill: take five. one of the great jazz pieces -- >> of all time. >> bill: absolutely. congresswoman, the whole thing it seems to me, i don't understand the difficulty when you have a bill that would give 100% of americans everybody gets a tax cut january 1 up to first $250,000 of your income. which, for the middle class is more than they could ever hope to have. >> you're right. and this is the way it should be defined. i think sometimes in the public, people talk about the $250,000 as though it isn't everyone. it's everyone getting a tax cut up to $250,000. >> bill: the senate has passed it with a bipartisan vote. the president i keep making this point the president i saw him the other day held his pen up and said i've got my pen. i'm ready to sign it. the republicans, the only thing standing is john john boehner scheduling the vote. >> actually, right now, in every single district, if members sign on to that discharge petition sitting there right now for the holidays every american can get a tax cut
i love dave brubeck. >> bill: take five. one of the great jazz pieces -- >> of all time. >> bill: absolutely. congresswoman, the whole thing it seems to me, i don't understand the difficulty when you have a bill that would give 100% of americans everybody gets a tax cut january 1 up to first $250,000 of your income. which, for the middle class is more than they could ever hope to have. >> you're right. and this is the way it should be defined. i think sometimes in the...
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"take five" of dave brubeck. he died yesterday of heart failure just one day shy of his 92nd birthday. a composer and pianist, he redefined american jazz in the 1950s and '60s and was a jazz pop star. "take five" was the first jazz recording to sell over a million copies. in november of 1954, he played huz way on to the cover of "time" magazine, becoming only the second jazz musician after louie armstrong to make the cover. later in life, he was named a jazz master by the national endowment of the arts and received a kennedy center honor for his contribution to american culture. brubeck is survived by his wife of 70 years, a daughter and four sons who are also musicians. >> that's a legacy. >>> before we head to break, a quick reminder, shoot us an e-mail or tweet us and let us know why in the world you are awake. we'll read the best responses later in the show. still ahead on "way too early," the greg mcelroy era is over. mark sanchez is announced as the starter this weekend at jacksonville with tebow as the bac
"take five" of dave brubeck. he died yesterday of heart failure just one day shy of his 92nd birthday. a composer and pianist, he redefined american jazz in the 1950s and '60s and was a jazz pop star. "take five" was the first jazz recording to sell over a million copies. in november of 1954, he played huz way on to the cover of "time" magazine, becoming only the second jazz musician after louie armstrong to make the cover. later in life, he was named a jazz master...
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. >>> music legend dave brubeck is being remembered today for bringing jazz to the people. he died just a day shy of his 92nd birthday. perhaps best known for his ground breaking hit "take five." ♪ that cut released in 1959 was on the first -- one of the first jazz albums to sell more than 1 million copies. and that song's still so rel vent to so many generations. 7:09 now back to savannah, matt, and al. >> used to play that a lot at my house. >> natalie, thank you. >> it was magic. >> that's cool. >>> all right. let's get our first check of the weather this morning. >> we're still dealing with wet weather and our friends in the pacific northwest. more pacific moisture coming on in. and so we are going to be looking at another 1 to 2 inches of rain, anywhere from 1 to 2 feet of snow in the cascades, bitter root mountains looking at anywhere from 6 to 9 inches of snow. and more showers in the upper midwest with some icy conditions in the u.p. of michigan, plenty of sunshine through southern california, look for fog along the southeastern atlantic coast. plenty of sunshine
. >>> music legend dave brubeck is being remembered today for bringing jazz to the people. he died just a day shy of his 92nd birthday. perhaps best known for his ground breaking hit "take five." ♪ that cut released in 1959 was on the first -- one of the first jazz albums to sell more than 1 million copies. and that song's still so rel vent to so many generations. 7:09 now back to savannah, matt, and al. >> used to play that a lot at my house. >> natalie, thank...
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. >>> dave brubeck has died. he passed away yesterday in connecticut of heart failure just one day before his 92nd birthday. brubeck began his jazz career in 1942. he was the first modern jazz musician to be on the cover of time magazine. brubeck's hit, take five, became the first jazz record to sell a million copies and has never gone out of the print since its release in 1959. >> that is pretty impressive. a true legend. >> so that would mean today is his birthday. >> i heard he actually died. they were taking him to the heart doctor and when he went into school, they said as long as you -- he could not read music. they said as long as you never teach and after being such an icon, they were begging him to come and teach. >>> mother nature is getting a heck of a reputation around here from dishing up the 70s to bringing us right back to 40s. you don't mess around with mother nature. let's take a look. here also look at our sky conditions for you. she is bringing it in calm today though, plenty of sunshine. a few
. >>> dave brubeck has died. he passed away yesterday in connecticut of heart failure just one day before his 92nd birthday. brubeck began his jazz career in 1942. he was the first modern jazz musician to be on the cover of time magazine. brubeck's hit, take five, became the first jazz record to sell a million copies and has never gone out of the print since its release in 1959. >> that is pretty impressive. a true legend. >> so that would mean today is...
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pioneering jazz composer brew beck has i died -- bru-- dave brubeck. i believe he has ties to the bay area. >> his father had a cattle ranch out to the concord pavilion. >> yeah, yeah. >> his dad's up in the lucky store in concord if you want to see it. >> all right. just happened. >>> that's our report this morning. we thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. >> be sure to watch the noon news for more on the stormy weather in the bay area. and here comes t k. male announcer ] everyone loves to dunk. ♪ [ game announcer ] will he dunk it? yes, he will. [ male announcer ] mcdonald's tender, juicy chicken mcnuggets in creamy ranch and spicy buffalo sauce. just $4.99 for 20 of your favorite chicken mcnuggets. ♪ [ game announcer ] will he dunk it? yes, he will. [ male announcer ] more ways to love mcnuggets. ♪
pioneering jazz composer brew beck has i died -- bru-- dave brubeck. i believe he has ties to the bay area. >> his father had a cattle ranch out to the concord pavilion. >> yeah, yeah. >> his dad's up in the lucky store in concord if you want to see it. >> all right. just happened. >>> that's our report this morning. we thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. >> be sure to watch the noon news for more on the stormy weather in the bay area. and here...
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little while ago talking about the legendary dave brubeck who was a friend of mr. cosbys, and bill cosby said, as he said before, that racism is just a waste of time. and how dave brubeck knew it, lived, he had a basist who because of this man, he said no to about two dozen different venues in and around the south, because they would not allow his basist in to play. he died one day shy of his 92nd birthday. wolf blitzer in the situation room starts now. >>> thanks very much. happening now, congress takes a chance looking bad by leaving town before making a deal on the fiscal cliff. what's going on? if you take an aspirin to prevent heart trouble check the labor. our own dr. sanjay gupta tells us what a new study says about the effects of coated tablets. we'll also hear what happened during in flight emergency during one of the world's newest high-tech planes. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in the situation room. >>> with just 27 days to go until all of us are hit with tax increases, takes it across the board a cut of $55 billion. people have it in their power to avoid th
little while ago talking about the legendary dave brubeck who was a friend of mr. cosbys, and bill cosby said, as he said before, that racism is just a waste of time. and how dave brubeck knew it, lived, he had a basist who because of this man, he said no to about two dozen different venues in and around the south, because they would not allow his basist in to play. he died one day shy of his 92nd birthday. wolf blitzer in the situation room starts now. >>> thanks very much. happening...
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dave brubeck would have turned 92 years old tomorrow. ♪ quartet released the classic "take five" back in 1959. that is not "take five." the album "time-out" was the first jazz album to explore that particular tempo in music. it is quite complex. brubeck became the first jazz musician to be featured on the cover of "time" magazine. that bothered him, though, because he figured that duke ellington should have been on that magazine cover. brubeck was also named a kennedy center honoree on his 89th birthday. >>> an iraqi veteran in maryland is going to have a brighter christmas, and get a sense of what it's like to be neighborly. jeff lopez, one of the last u.s. soldiers to return home from iraq, a crew began putting up holiday lights on every corner of his home today. a man in his community donated the decorations and the labor and sergeant lopez says it feels good. he feels appreciated. his wife says the lights will help make it a christmas to be remembered. >>> we matter on this sport scenes, don't we. >> you know, it's a big game when you're there. >> i wouldn't say that. but it did t
dave brubeck would have turned 92 years old tomorrow. ♪ quartet released the classic "take five" back in 1959. that is not "take five." the album "time-out" was the first jazz album to explore that particular tempo in music. it is quite complex. brubeck became the first jazz musician to be featured on the cover of "time" magazine. that bothered him, though, because he figured that duke ellington should have been on that magazine cover. brubeck was also...
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. ♪ >> and take five, to remember one of the greatest innovators jazz has known, composure dave brubeck, died a day short of his 92nd birthday. ♪ >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. we begin with the fallout from a senate vote that seemed to underscore everything that is wrong with capitol hill. the senate's rejection of an international treaty to guarantee equal rights for people with disabilities based on what has been american law since the first bush presidency 22 years ago. the treaty supported by every democrat and eight republicans, came five votes short of passage of the required 66 needed for ratification. 38 republicans voted no despite the return to the floor of former majority leader bob dole only days out of the hospital. there at the age of 89 to rally support from his former friends including orrin hatch, cluck grassley, mitch mcconnell and thad cochran but they voted it down. the floor manager john kerry called it one of the saddest days in his nearly 28 days in the senate which he says is broken and dysfunctional. the chairman of the foreign relations
. ♪ >> and take five, to remember one of the greatest innovators jazz has known, composure dave brubeck, died a day short of his 92nd birthday. ♪ >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. we begin with the fallout from a senate vote that seemed to underscore everything that is wrong with capitol hill. the senate's rejection of an international treaty to guarantee equal rights for people with disabilities based on what has been american law since the first bush...
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but, we need to send a tribute to legendary jazz musician dave brubeck who died today, the day before his 92nd birthday. he will be sorely missed. ♪ . ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] they are a glowing example of what it means to be the be. and at this special time of year, they shine even brighter. come to the winter event and get the mercedes-benz you've always wished for, w for an exceptional price. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 glk350 for $399 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. every human being is unique. and there is one sto that recognizes it. the sleep nuer store. the only place in the world you'll find the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. an exclusive collection of innovations that totally individualize your sleep. perfectly comfortable pillows that adjust to your size and shape. temperature-balancing bedding. dual warmth comforters. all designed around the sleep number bed: a bed with dual-air technology that allows you to adjust to the support your body needs. each of your bodies. in the name of human individuality: the
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. >> i don't let the moment past without remembers dave brubeck. >> we lost at 91 years old did so much. in a moment where jazz was still part of popular music, did so much to introduce the young generation to the young sound of the cool jazz he played so well and beautifully, and he will be missed. a legend. >> thank you joe levy >>> our local weather is starting off on the sunny side, all be it a bit chilly. we will go up to a daytime high of just around 47. it will be a full day of sunshine. we'll call it seasonably chilly. our normal high is 48. some clouds over night. 31 degrees is right on target for the normal over night low. tomorrow some clouds and showers in t >>> anderson cooper had a scare last week losing his eyesight during a "60 minutes" story. we'll talk to him about that. he's here looking pretty good. anderson cooper is with us. so are his baby blues. coming up next on cbs "this morning." >>> this portion of cbs "this morning" sponsored by aarp. fighting to keep social security strong your generations to come. talk about the options on the... table and what they mean f
. >> i don't let the moment past without remembers dave brubeck. >> we lost at 91 years old did so much. in a moment where jazz was still part of popular music, did so much to introduce the young generation to the young sound of the cool jazz he played so well and beautifully, and he will be missed. a legend. >> thank you joe levy >>> our local weather is starting off on the sunny side, all be it a bit chilly. we will go up to a daytime high of just around 47. it will...
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. >> i don't let the moment past without remembers dave brubeck. >> we lost at 91 years old did so much. in a moment where jazz was still part of popular music, did so much to introduce the young generation to the young sound of the cool jazz he played so well and beautifully, and he will be missed. a legend. >> thank you, j >>> anderson cooper had a scare last week losing his eyesight during a "60 minutes" story. we'll talk to him about that. he's here looking pretty good. anderson cooper is with us. so are his baby blues. coming up next on cbs "this morning." >>> this portion of cbs "this morning" sponsored by aarp. fighting to keep social security strong your generations to come. talk about the options on the... table and what they mean for you and your family. ancr: aarp is cutting through all the political spin. because for our 37 million members, only one word counts. get the facts at earnedasay.org. let's keep medicare... and social security strong for generations to come. you... colorful... soft... and, totally irresistible. your lip butter? likewise. revlon colorburst lip butte
. >> i don't let the moment past without remembers dave brubeck. >> we lost at 91 years old did so much. in a moment where jazz was still part of popular music, did so much to introduce the young generation to the young sound of the cool jazz he played so well and beautifully, and he will be missed. a legend. >> thank you, j >>> anderson cooper had a scare last week losing his eyesight during a "60 minutes" story. we'll talk to him about that. he's here...
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. >>> and from our parade of papers, "the san francisco chronicle," american jazz legend dave brubeck died just short of his 92nd birthday. he redefined american jazz in the 1950s and '60s, and he was a jazz pop star of sorts. "take five" became the first jazz recording to sell over a million copies. it made jazz popular in the united states. dave brubeck dying yesterday. >> a great musician. >> little-known fact, the guy that played stand-up bass for him the last ten years, mike allen. >> is that right? >> nobody knew that. allen. yes, he plays it and spins that thing around. >> oh, i love when he does that, slaps the back of it. >> he also, for a year and a half, when the stray cats went over to london. >> mike ailen? >> stand-up bassist for the stray cats. >> the boy's got range. >> very flexible. >> stray cat strut. >> "the playbook," so much else going on. >> he also has -- a lot of people made that mistake, that were sort of around that stray cats group -- >> okay, getting old. >> -- a lot of tattoos. he wishes he could have those years back. brian seltzer. >> i wish i could hav
. >>> and from our parade of papers, "the san francisco chronicle," american jazz legend dave brubeck died just short of his 92nd birthday. he redefined american jazz in the 1950s and '60s, and he was a jazz pop star of sorts. "take five" became the first jazz recording to sell over a million copies. it made jazz popular in the united states. dave brubeck dying yesterday. >> a great musician. >> little-known fact, the guy that played stand-up bass for...